As this was my first foray into the world of brushless DC motors (BLDC) I decided what better way to start than to find the cheapest motor possible without any documentation… Introduction The BL4...

We covered modules briefly in the last video, but today I want to deep dive into why Viam modules are useful, how they’re used, and then look at creating our own. Let’s talk about the two main e...

Viam is a software platform that has been designed to enable faster development of robots and smart machines by providing easy configuration and prototyping, simple sharing of functionality, and a ...

I have been working with the Arduino and Raspberry Pi for a few years now, but I have only recently started to explore the ESP32. I have been impressed with the capabilities of the ESP32, and I hav...

This is the PiDog from SunFounder. It’s a kit that you can build to create a 4 legged walking robot using a Raspberry Pi. Let’s take a look Intro The kit comes with all the components needed to...

In the last update of the Modular Biped Framework I redesigned and rebuilt the legs to allow for a greater range of motion on the knee joint. Now I want to re-calibrate the legs to take advantage o...

Ahead of their new crowdfunding campaign, ROBO Educational and Research Robotics I got my hands on a shiny new RoboUNO+. Let’s take a look! The RoboUNO+ is a new Arduino compatible board with addi...

Let’s take a look at building the new 3D printed head for the Raspberry Pi 5 robot. This is a companion post to the build video, so make sure you watch that first. New head design It took a fe...

Mutagen is a tool that allows you to develop code on your local machine, and have it automatically synced to a remote machine. This is useful if you are developing code on a remote machine, but wa...

Since the PCB has arrived I have been integrating the various modules that I had partially installed on the previous version of the robot using a Raspberry Pi 3B+. The new Raspberry Pi 5 has been a...